Philosophy in the Age of Neoliberalism

Is it Heuristics in Use or ‘Ritualistic and Instrumentalist’ in Purpose? Neoliberal Philosophy and the Use of KAPS (Knowledge, Attitude and Practise Surveys) in a Least Developed Nation

“…Neoliberalism touches all aspects of life and research work is no different. Under neoliberalism, researches display the traits as follows positivist [67 -69],reductionist/individualist [70 -72],objectivist [73 -75],decontextualized [76 -79],depoliticized [80 -81],dehistoricized [82],dissocialized/desocialized [76,83,84],deproblematized [85,86],instrumentalization [87 -90],separation [2,88,91],detached [92 -96], marketisation [1,32,97,98], naturalization [99 -109], subjectification [14,16,110],invisibilisation [70,90,111], and normalisation [112 -122].…”

‘Fear’ and ‘Hope’ in Graphic Fiction: The Schismatic Role of Law in an Australian Dystopian Comic

“…16 The regulation, police protection and indeed the very presence of law, is visually evident in the wealthy sectors owned by corporations -but it is never visible in the other sectors -in fact the underprivileged sectors are rarely depicted unless they are the sites of struggle and corruption. They are where Gabe fights to uncover the secrets of the human trafficking, and where shady characters conduct their business but the neofuedalist corporate rule is always depicted as that which protects only those inside the walls of their fortresses and is designed to exclude the lower social classes.…”

“…Interestingly, while these recent young adult dystopias are a move away from the neoliberal critiques present in early dystopian fiction, 4 the stories collectively circulating within this genre are contributing to the provocation of complex issues surrounding protectionism, identity, trust and the role of law in societal regulation. Indeed, because the world we live in often feels like dystopian times, and because it has been argued we live in 'the age of neoliberalism' [16], the popularity of these texts does seem to reflect recurring anxieties about law and its ability to protect; or of law's unsuccessful struggle against unbridled corporate power; or even sometimes of law's bastardised reconstruction. Indeed comics, with their combined visual and narrative intricacies, can thrive on this kind of dystopia as a key vehicle for contributing to these collective notions of fear and trembling about the future.…”

Philosophy dedisciplined

“…Who dreams of their child growing up to be a bureaucrat? But 'philosopher bureaucrats' (or whatever other name you choose instead) represent a signal opportunity: philosophers who work at the institutional level, in the public and private sectors, on live problems, in real time (Frodeman 2007;Frodeman et al 2012). The opportunities range from the local to the international.…”